CLEARWATER — Kelly Malizia never aspired to be in films.

Neither did Joel, her husband.

Or Justin, her brother-in-law.

Or Robert, her father-in-law.

But this afternoon and Sunday, they'll make their big-screen debuts at the Sarasota Film Festival, which will bring A-list celebrities such as Academy Award winner Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci to the area.

"It's beyond our wildest dreams," said Joel Malizia, who lives in Clearwater and works as a carpenter at Home Shopping Network.

"I never expected anything like this to happen in my life," said Kelly Malizia, a librarian at the West St. Petersburg Community Library at St. Petersburg College. "It is just a great example of how life can offer the most unexpected delights."

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